Br. Jacek Orzechowski, a Franciscan priest, recently visited the New York State Capitol to share his concerns with lawmakers about developments in the Middle East, but he is also engaging with Siena students to encourage them to stay informed and speak up if they feel the need to do so.

Officials say a tour bus carrying more than a dozen students from the Bronx crashed Sunday morning in the town of Lake George. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office says the bus failed to stop at an intersection on Diamond Point Road and went off the roadway. Several people are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

(Airs 04/17/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The Ulster County Legislature voted this week to codify a 2019 executive order that calls for limiting collaboration with ICE, we’ll take you to the safe trucking symposium and how truckers are helping stop human trafficking, and a new report recommends strict parking limits at popular Adirondack trailheads.

(Airs 04/17/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The Ulster County Legislature voted this week to codify a 2019 executive order that calls for limiting collaboration with ICE, we’ll take you to the safe trucking symposium and how truckers are helping stop human trafficking, and a new report recommends strict parking limits at popular Adirondack trailheads.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has penalized a Pittsfield power plant for violating air permits.

Since the disappearance of her daughter more than 25 years ago, Mary Lyall has been dedicated to finding answers – for not only herself, but for the families of missing people across the country.

In a joint statement, Cohoes Mayor Bill Keeler and Police Chief Todd Waldin said Patterson was suspended without pay and will be fired.

As Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs has proposed a hiring freeze and other spending cuts to deal with an ongoing multimillion-dollar budget crunch, Albany will scale back its seasonal hiring at the Capital Hills at Albany Golf Course.

(Airs 04/16/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dan Clark, reporter and author of Capitol Confidential for The Times Union, about what’s holding up the state budget, changing the 2019 state climate law, who’s challenging Tom DiNapoli in the race for Comptroller, and much more.

(Airs 04/16/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dan Clark, reporter and author of Capitol Confidential for The Times Union, about what’s holding up the state budget, changing the 2019 state climate law, who’s challenging Tom DiNapoli in the race for Comptroller, and much more.